These articles may provide further encouragement and pointers for advocacy:
Stop the shaming: Why we must advocate for gifted children nowby Dr. Gail Post
April 13, 2021
Gifted ChallengesGifted children can learn to understand, appreciate, and accept their giftedness, and place it in perspective, when it is described clearly and without fanfare... The problem lies with those adults who refute, deny, criticize, mock and ignore their differences and needs.
by Dr. Gail Post
December 1, 2017
Gifted ChallengesMisidentification is deceptive.
Gifted children are smart enough to know they are different... they recognize that they "get it" in ways their peers may never fully grasp... denial is a set-up for self-doubt and the development of distrust toward others.
